Duplicating Color Stops In The Gradient Editor
When working in the Gradient Editor you can hold Alt (Mac: Option) and click-and-drag on any Color Stop to duplicate it.
Quickly Access The Dodge or Burn Tool
When you’re using the Burn tool you can hold the Alt (Mac: Command) key to temporarily switch over to the Dodge tool. Once you release…
Remove The Word “Copy” From Duplicated Layers
After you duplicate a layer, the word “copy” is appended to the end of the layer name. If you don’t want Photoshop to do this,…
Activate Layer and Activate Mask Keyboard Shortcuts
To activate the mask on the currently selected layer press Ctrl \ (Mac: Command \). This is the same as clicking on the layer mask…
Select Any Color From Outside of Photoshop
To select any color from outside of Photoshop first select the Eyedropper tool (I on the keyboard). Then left-click-and-hold inside of your image in Photoshop,…
Match Color of an Image
One quick way to color match an image is to use the Match Color command. You will need two images (or layers), one will be…
Get 1,000 Undos
Press Ctrl K (Mac: Command K) to bring up the Preferences panel. Click on Performance, and change the number of History States (number of Undos) up…
View Actual Pixels (100%) & Fit on Screen
The keyboard shortcut to View Actual Pixels (100%) is Ctrl (Mac: Command) 1 and to Fit on Screen press Ctrl (Mac: Command) 0.
Use The Exposure Adjustment Layer To Create Shadows
One way to paint realistic looking shadows non-destructively is to use the Exposure Adjustment Layer. Start by sliding the Exposure slider to the left, until you…
Duplicate and Invert a Layer Mask
To duplicate a layer mask to another layer, and invert it at the same time; press-and-hold Alt Shift (Mac: Option Shift), then click-and-drag the layer mask…
Extremely Precise Rotations
To get an extremely precise rotation while using Free Transform, go up to the Options Bar and click inside the Rotate field. Then use the…
Snap Vectors To The Pixel Grid
If you are creating vector objects that require straight edges, make sure that your vectors snap to the pixel grid. Otherwise, you could end up…